Gilley v. Collins’s Empirical Analysis
968 F.2d 465 · 1992
Citation profile
5 federal appellate ·
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Jackson v. Virginia · Boatmen's National Bank of St. Louis v. Carver · Sumner v. Mata · Wright v. West · Humason v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“Section 2254(d) permits a federal court to conclude ... that a state finding was not fairly supported by the record. But the statute does require the federal courts to face up to any disagreement as to the facts and to defer to the state court unless one of the factors listed in § 2254(d) is found____ Applying the § 2254 presumption of correctness to the state court’s findings of fact does not conflict with the review mandated by Jackson. [A]s a general matter, Jackson follows the basic legal standard that in order to preserve the state factfinder’s role a federal court must review the evidence in light most favorable to the prosecution. Section 2254(d), on the other hand, provides guidance as to the extent a federal court should probe a state court’s factfinding when ruling on habeas petitions.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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